Elon Musk says he’s leaving Trump administration | EUROtoday

Billionaire Elon Musk has stated his time main President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting activity drive is coming “to an end”.

Musk has helped lead the Department of Government Efficiency – referred to as Doge – since its inception this 12 months.

He was designated as a “special government employee” – which permits him to work a authorities job for 130 days annually. Measured from Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, he would hit that restrict in the direction of the top of May.

Musk thanked Trump for the function in a put up on X and stated he believed the cost-cutting company would turn into a “way of life throughout government”.

“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X.

He added the company will “only strengthen over time”.

A White House official instructed information outlet Semafor that Musk’s “offboarding” as a particular authorities worker would start on Wednesday evening.

Musk’s exit comes after he criticised Trump’s “big, beautiful” invoice, which incorporates multi-trillion greenback tax breaks and a pledge to extend defence spending.

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